2025-07-15T12:36:21-07:00 2024-12-31 811273267 Accounting for Creativity 70 Otis St Somerville MA 02145 990 2024-01-01 043235179 MASSACHUSETTS APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE MASS 3154305256 77 Franklin Street Boston MA 02110 RYAN LARUE TREASURER 3154305256 2025-06-30 1 1 Stacey Simon P01953268 6173357300 2025-06-30 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X RYAN LARUE 77 Franklin Street Boston MA 02110 289367 0 X X 2017 MA TO PROMOTE EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS BY DEVELOPING AND ADVOCATING FOR SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. 19 19 4 15 0 0 523909 154007 0 0 0 1103 0 102796 523909 257906 0 0 0 0 324179 336537 0 0 87482 142943 144821 467122 481358 56787 -223452 538765 405430 296 97971 538469 307459 TO PROMOTE EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS BY DEVELOPING AND ADVOCATING FOR SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. 0 0 305463 105833 MA Appleseed Center for Law and Justice engaged in education, research and advocacy programming to advance its mission including: - provided workshops for over 200 youth experiencing homelessness and service providers in partnership with pro bono attorneys, - developed a robust network of pro bono attorneys to improve legal resources for youth experiencing homelessness through capacity workshops and one-on-one sessions, - launched an ad campaign to raise awareness of the MA Homeless Youth Handbook, our comprehensive know-your-rights guide, garnering 4.7 million visits, - embarked on a research effort to document and develop actionable solutions to barriers faced by community members with limited English proficiency to accessing the court system and state services. 0 0 0 305463 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X MASSACHUSETTS APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE 3154305256 101 FEDERAL STREET SUITE 1900 Boston MA 02110 Deborah Silva Officer 40 0 X X X X X 128878 0 0 John A Shutkin Chair 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Wesley T Gee Vice Chair 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Ryan LaRue Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer A Sunderland Secretary 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Carolyn E Crowley Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Alison V Douglass Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Jessica Lee Ellis Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Samuel R Gates Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Carolin Hetzner Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Hoyle Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Amy M Karp Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Laura E Martin Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Martha Mazzone Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 David A Michel Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Micah W Mille Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Michelle R Pascucci Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Kerry L Timbers Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Peter P Tobani Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Melanie L Todman Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 128878 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154007 0 154007 0 1103 0 0 1103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134257 0 31461 102796 0 102796 0 257906 0 0 103899 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121855 121855 0 167116 56600 50580 59936 10977 6779 1921 2277 10645 6574 1863 2208 25944 16022 4541 5381 16807 16807 0 7138 5898 1240 24438 23020 1418 23672 16540 2847 4285 54146 37834 6512 9800 1907 1907 0 1134 1134 2430 1698 292 440 Program Supplies 8818 8818 0 0 Payroll Processing Fees 2745 1918 330 497 1586 1586 481358 305463 88413 87482 520762 394896 1091 0 7958 11 4931 3402 2663 1529 6291 8994 538765 405430 296 7726 75000 15245 296 97971 X 481696 307459 56773 0 538469 307459 538765 405430 -223452 0 0 0 -7558 0 X 0 0 0 X 392295 475682 267022 523909 288264 1947172 392295 475682 267022 523909 288264 1947172 156500 1790672 69 1103 1172 1948344 0.91907 0.99 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 "MAILINGS TO LEGISLATORS (I.E., TESTIMONY) AN ACT TO CREATE ACCESS TO JUSTICE (H.1677/S.953) "APPLESEED SUBMITTED TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL WHICH WOULD CREATE STATE LAW BANNING STATE AGENCIES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN. MASSACHUSETTS FROM ENGAGING IN METHODS, POLICIES, OR PRACTICES THAT HAVE A HARMFUL DISPARATE IMPACT ON MEMBERS OF A PROTECTED CLASS. BECAUSE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF LANGUAGE IS CONSIDERED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF NATIONAL ORIGINS, A LEGALLY PROTECTED CLASS, THESE BILLS WOULD PROTECT INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). THESE BILLS WOULD CREATE A PRIVATE CIVIL RIGHT OF ACTION THAT EMPOWERS VICTIMS OF DISPARATE IMPACT DISCRIMINATION TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION IN DEFENSE OF THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS. . "APPLESEED SUBMITTED TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR POPULATION WILL BE ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOME AND AVOID THE DESTABILIZING EFFECTS OF EVICTIONS- INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS, POOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND FAMILY INSTABILITY-BY AN INCREDIBLE MARGIN. THIS WOULD BE A WAY TO BEGIN REPAIRING THE HARMS IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, LIKE ROXBURY, THAT WERE SUBJECTED TO RED LINING THROUGH EQUITY. AN ACT RELATIVE TO LANGUAGE ACCESS AND INCLUSION (H.3084/S.1990)"THIS BILL WOULD MANDATE UNIFORM LANGUAGE ACCESS STANDARDS ACROSS ALL PUBLIC-FACING STATE AGENCIES AND ESTABLISH MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR HOLDING STATE AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY FAIL TO MEET THESE STANDARDS. KEY PROVISIONS INCLUDE: ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC, ROBUST LANGUAGE ACCESS PLANS, INCREASE LANGUAGE ACCESS COORDINATORS, CREATION OF A LANGUAGE ACCESS ADVISORY BOARD, AND MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND RELIEF. APPLESEED SUBMITTED TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. "APPLESEED SUBMITTED TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THIS BILL WOULD ALSO REQUIRE SUPERINTENDENTS WHO CONTINUE TO REQUEST SROS FOR THEIR DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (DESE) WITH DATA ON SCHOOL-BASED ARRESTS AND REFERRALS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS DATA COLLECTION IS CRITICAL BECAUSE IT WOULD PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WOULD FORCE SCHOOLS TO DISCLOSE WHAT EXACTLY SROS IN THEIR SCHOOLS ARE DOING AND ALLOW DESE TO BETTER IDENTIFY ANY DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES. "APPLESEED SUBMITTED TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL WHICH WOULD LEGALLY OBLIGATE DESE TO PUBLISH COMPREHENSIVE DATA FOR SPECIFIC SUBGROUPS OF STUDENTS IN A FORMAT THAT WOULD HELP PRIVATE CITIZENS, THE PRESS, ADVOCACY. ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER INDEPENDENT GROUPS DETERMINE WHETHER OUR SCHOOLS ARE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST GROUPS OF STUDENTS IN THEIR PRACTICES OR POLICIES. THIS BILL WOULD THEREFORE ALLOW FOR GREATER INDEPENDENT MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF DISCIPLINE PRACTICES ACROSS ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. "AN ACT TO REDUCE DISPARITIES CREATED BY EXCLUSIONARY SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND AN ACT TO REDUCE EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE FOR GROOMING AND DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS WOULD HELP TO DISRUPT THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE BY BUILDING ON THE PROGRESS MADE LAST SESSION WHEN THE CROWN ACT WAS ENACTED. IT WOULD NOT, HOWEVER, PREVENT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FROM IMPOSING LESSER FORMS OF DISCIPLINE ON STUDENTS WHOSE CLOTHING IS VULGAR, PROFANE, CONTAINS HATE SPEECH, OR IS OTHERWISE DISRUPTIVE. IT WOULD ALSO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS DURING THE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS AND PREVENT THEM FROM LOSING VALUABLE CLASSROOM TIME BECAUSE OF ALLEGED DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS WOULD COMPLEMENT THE CROWN ACT LAW BY FURTHER PROHIBITING DISPARATE SCHOOL DRESS CODE OUTCOMES BASED ON RELIGION, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER. APPLESEED SUBMITTED TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. 2639 0 0 0 0 0 2639 20598 0 0 0 0 0 20598 20598 0 0 0 0 0 20598 20598 0 0 0 0 0 20598 20563 0 0 0 0 0 20563 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4931 3402 1529 1529 0 Payroll liabilites 15245 15245 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ENDOWMENT GRANT Annual Event 134257 0 134257 0 0 29609 0 1500 352 0 0 134257 0 134257 0 0 29609 0 1500 352 31461 102796 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Deborah Silva Officer 128878 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128878 0 132881 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE REVIEW WILL BE COMPLETED BY A FINANCE COMMITTEE Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY BOARD MEMBERS ARE REMINDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON A PERIODIC BASIS THAT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SHOULD BE RAISED TO THEIR ATTENTION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES A COMPARABLE MARKET BENEFIT AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION AT THE PUBLIC'S REQUEST Changed Executive Director and Accounting Firm